Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi says his country will only accept “a fair and comprehensive agreement” in its negotiations with the United States.
United Nations agencies on Friday urged the US to uphold international obligations toward asylum seekers after US President Donald Trump announced plans to halt migration from what he described as “Third World” countries in the wake of an attack near the White House.
The Trump administration suspended all immigration applications from Afghan nationals with immediate effect on Wednesday night following a shooting in Washington, D.C., that critically injured two National Guard members from West Virginia.
At least 44 people have been killed and nearly 300 others are missing after a massive fire broke out in an apartment complex in Hong Kong, media reports said on Thursday.
Three Pakistani security forces were killed and five others wounded in an attack on a security compound affiliated with the Pakistani paramilitary forces in Peshawar on Monday, media reports said.
At least 24 Palestinians, including children, have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the latest violation of the six-week ceasefire, Al Jazeera reports.
KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 15 people were killed and several others injured on Friday as a result of a gas explosion at a factory near Faisalabad’s Malikpur area in Pakistan’s Punjab province
More than 170 buildings were destroyed after a fire swept through a coastal city in southern Japan, forcing dozens of residents to evacuate to emergency shelters, according to a media report on Wednesday.
KABUL (Pajhwok): Pakistani opposition parties’ alliance on Tuesday staged a march from Parliament House to Supreme Court against the newly enacted 27th Amendment.
